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Stories of Clever Dogs 



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“ Bum ” may not be a very nice name, but it is the 
name of a brave dog, just the same. Bum lives near 
the East River in New York, and makes it his duty to 
save lives. He jumped in to rescue a four-year-old 
girl the other day. One time he pulled out a goat and 
a bag of kittens that some one had thrown in. Bum 
came from France with a soldier. 






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Stories of 


CLEVER DOGS 


Old Stories and New 


Retold by Ernest Lloyd 

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REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING ASSN. 
Washington, D. C. 

SOUTH BEND, IND. PEEK SKILL, N. Y. 

Printed in U. S. A. 


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Copyright, 1924 

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E. J. Hall 

Boston terriers are intelligent dogs, dependable, 
and also good fighters. By the shape of their heads 
you can see that there is room for brains. 


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CONTENTS 


Preface . 7 

Jack’s Tail . 11 

The Dog That Brought a Little Child Down a 

Fire Ladder . 13 

The Dog That Schemed to Save More Children 

So He Could Have More Cookies. 19 

The Dog That Shared His Happiness . 23 

The Dog That Was Polite . 27 

The Dog That Was Locked in the Pantry.... 31 

The Dog That Cheered His Sick Mate . 33 

The Dog That Seemed to Know an Earth¬ 
quake Was Coming . 37 

The Dog That Found the Lost Boy . 41 

The Dog That Returned Good for Evil . 47 

The Dog That Saved the Horses . 51 

The Dog That Rescued the Sailors . 55 

The Dog That Jumped Off the Ocean Liner .. 59 

The Dog That Scared Away the Robber . 63 

The Dog That Brought Joy to His Mistress 65 

The Dog That Worked as a Detective . 69 

The Dog That Stopped the Runaway . 73 

The Dog That Was Faithful unto Death .... 75 

The Dog That Lived to Save the Lost . 81 

Things to Remember . 89 




































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Preface 

Dear Boys and Girls: 

Here is a little dog book for you. 
The dog is the most intimate and 
affectionate friend that boys and 
girls and men and women have 
among animals, and he is worthy of 
our study and care. In many ways 
the horse and the cow and the sheep 
are more useful and necessary to 
us, but they do not come so close 
in friendship generally as the dog 
does. 

In the Far Eastern countries, and 
in the days when the Bible was 
written, dogs were despised and ill- 
treated. The different kinds of 
dogs, such as we see today, were 

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8 Stories of Clever Dogs 

not found in that part of the world. 
And the dog mentioned in the Bible 
was quite a different creature from 
your pet spaniel, or your wise little 
terrier, or your faithful Newfound¬ 
land. The beautiful greyhound, the 
strong mastiff, the noble St. Ber¬ 
nard, were all unknown in the Far 
East. 

In those lands the dogs were 
nearly all of one kind, and they 
were hungry, half-starved, savage, 
and cowardly, and were more like 
wolves than dogs. Nobody owned 
them, nobody cared for them. It is 
much the same today. Travelers 
tell us the Eastern dogs still roam 
about just as dogs did centuries ago, 
finding their food as best they can, 
howling in the streets at night, 


Preface 


9 


fighting among themselves over a 
dead carcass, and are generally re¬ 
garded with disgust by the people. 

But with us the dog is a very 
useful animal, and when properly 
treated, he shows the noblest quali¬ 
ties of all the dumb creatures. It 
seems that no one knew at first 
how much there was in the dog; 
and when they did find it out, it 
took years and years to educate him, 
until by degrees the dog family 
branched out into the useful varie¬ 
ties we now see. 

Wherever the dog is despised, he 
grows mean and cruel; but where 
he is loved and trusted and trained, 
he becomes the intelligent and faith¬ 
ful friend we know him to be. 
From this we learn that kindness 


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and care are never lost upon either 
human beings or dumb animals. 

I hope the stories in this little 
book will help each young reader 
always to treat his dog friends in 
a sensible and kindly manner, and 
to remember the lessons they teach 
us in intelligence, courage, affection, 
and faithfulness. 

Ernest Lloyd. 



Maybe you have tried this? Remember, though, 
that dogs get tired as well as boys. 




Jack’s Tail 


I used to be afraid of Jack; 

Such teeth he has, so sharp and white. 
The biggest bones he loves to crack; 
And what of me, if he should bite? 


Besides, I never knew when he 
Was full of fun and glee, or when 
His barks and growls came angrily, 

Just as they do to ragged men. 

But now I’m not afraid, unless 
His tail stands out quite firm and 
straight; 

For, oh! it's easy then to guess 
’Tis best to run away and wait. 


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But when his tail is wagging fast 

(So mother says, and she knows best), 
Then all the danger’s safely past, 

And all his growls are but in jest. 

0, how I wish that grown-ups, too, 

Had each a tail, to let me know 
If they would play, before they grew 
So cross with me, and scolded so! 

— Selected. 







The Dog That Brought 
a Little Child Down 
a Fire Ladder 


This is the story of a brave dog 
who lived in a small New England 
village. His name was Carlo, and 
he was loved by his master and all 
who knew him. Carlo was very 
fond of attending fires. Whenever 
any building was on fire, in the 
night or in the day, Carlo would 
be seen right there with the good 
firemen. He learned to climb the 
fire ladder, and help the brave men 
in their noble work. 

One afternoon the bells of the 
churches began to ring very loudly, 

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14 Stories of Clever Dogs 

as they always did in that little 
town when there was a big fire. 
Carlo had been sleeping lazily on his 
master’s lawn. As soon as he heard 
the bells ringing, he knew that there 
was a fire. 

Jumping up quickly, Carlo gave 
two or three loud barks to arouse 
his master, and then started off as 
fast as he could run to the fire. 
When he arrived at the burning 
house, he went to work at once, and 
made himself very useful all the 
time. With great speed and care 
he would bring down all kinds of 
small household articles from the 
rooms upstairs. The firemen were 
glad for Carlo’s help, and the brave 
dog seemed to know perfectly that 
he was helping, too. 



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Dogs quickly learn to climb ladders and rescue folks, 
even as Carlo did. This Irish terrier is being taught 
to protect people, and to chase away or capture bur¬ 
glars and wrong-doers. 


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As the last house in the row was 
burning, the cry of a little child 
was heard on the upper floor. It 
was impossible for any one to make 
his way up the stairs, and expect 
to get back safely. Carlo had heard 
the child’s cry, and seemed to un¬ 
derstand at once just what he ought 
to do. 

Knowing in his dog mind that 
the lower floors were all in a blaze, 
Carlo rushed to the ladder, climbed 
up till he reached the third floor, 
and then jumped in through the 
window. The fire and smoke soon 
drove him back to the ladder. 

Just at that moment his master 
saw him, and shouted to Carlo to 
try again. And the people cheered 
him loudly. 


Saved from Fire 17 

The noble dog understood what 
his master said. He entered the 
window again, and disappeared for 
some time. The anxious people 
down on the street began to give up 
hope for Carlo and the child. But 
finally a loud shout announced his 
reappearance at the window, and 
they saw the brave fellow bringing 
the little child out with him. He 
managed to get on the ladder, but 
was badly burned and very weak. 
Before reaching the ground, he fell 
exhausted, but still holding on with 
wonderful firmness to his little hu¬ 
man bundle. 

The child was not much hurt; but 
poor Carlo was quite overcome. His 
strength was gone. He had given 
his best to save that baby. His kind 


18 Stories of Clever Dogs 

master carried him home, and lov¬ 
ing hands tenderly cared for him. 

What a splendid example of cour¬ 
age was this, shown by a dog when 
he saved the life of a dear child! 



H. F. Blanchard 

Wonder what he thinks of the chicken? And what 
does the chicken think of him? 



The Dog That Schemed 
to Save More Children 
So He Could Have 
More Cookies 


The Newfoundland dog is one of 
the largest and most intelligent of 
the dog family. Many interesting 
stories are told about Newfoundland 
dogs saving persons from drowning. 
The one I will tell you is amusing 
as well as interesting. 

One afternoon a group of chil¬ 
dren were playing on a pier which 
ran out into the water of a deep 
lake. While playing about on this 
pier, one of the children stepped 
over the edge and fell into the water. 



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20 Stories of Clever Dogs 

His little friends were not able to 
help him out, but they cried loudly 
for assistance. No one came. But 
just as the boy was sinking for the 
third time, a noble Newfoundland 
dog rushed down the pier, jumped 
into the water, and pulled the little 
boy out. 

The children then divided into 
two bands. One took the child home 
to his father and mother. The 
other band led the dog to the bakery 
shop, where he was fed on cookies 
until he could eat no more. 

Well, the next afternoon the same 
group of children, strange to say, 
were again playing on the pier. The 
brave dog came trotting down to 
them with many friendly wags and 
barks. The children stroked and 


Schemed for Cookies 21 


petted him, but had no cookies to 
offer him. 

“ Why do they give me nothing to 
eat? ” the dog seemed to ask him¬ 
self. “ Ah, I see! it is because I 
have pulled no little child out of the 
water today.” 

And then what do you suppose 
that fellow did? He went up to a 
little girl who stood near the edge 
of the pier, and gave her a gentle 
push into the water. Then he 
sprang in after her, and carefully 
brought her to the shore. Of course, 
he was treated to cookies again. 

But on the next day the children 
were forbidden to go near the pier, 
and so the dog had no further 
chance to earn a cooky lunch in 
that way. 




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The Dog That Shared 
His Happiness 


Soon after the marriage of a cer¬ 
tain young lady, she went back to 
her father’s home for a little visit. 
Her father was a farmer. He had 
kept a great many sheep, and three 
fine shepherd dogs had helped to 
care for them. But after the daugh¬ 
ter’s marriage, he gave up sheep 
raising, and so he parted with two 
of the dogs, keeping one whose name 
was Ponto. This was the one his 
daughter had loved the best. 

When Ponto met his young mis¬ 
tress on her return to the farm, he 
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24 Stories of Clever Dogs 

ate feelings of old Ponto led him to 
do something else that was quite 
remarkable. 

One of the other dogs that used 
to live on the farm with him was 
now living on another farm about 
seven miles away. This dog's name 
was Carlo. He was old and quite 
blind, too. Ponto had always been 
very fond of him, and now he felt 
sure that his old friend Carlo would 
be glad to meet their young mistress 
once more. So he made up his mind 
to go over and tell him about her 
coming home, and invite him to 
come and see her. 

Ponto went over to Carlo's place, 
and brought him back with him, 
and the next morning, when the 
young woman went out on the porch 


Shared His Happiness 25 

of her father's house, there were the 
two dogs waiting to greet her with 
wagging tails and happy barks. She 
was delighted, too. 

Well, Carlo spent the day with 
his friend, and in the late afternoon 
Ponto led him back to his own home. 

In thus showing his love for his 
mistress and his friend Carlo, Ponto 
had to travel twenty-eight miles! 
Do you not think he acted in a very 
generous manner? Have you also 
discovered that we get more happi¬ 
ness for ourselves by sharing our 
pleasures and joys with others? 












No, sir! Not all dogs chase kittens. Some of them play together. 
Bob, here, wouldn’t go into the dog show in San Francisco unless his 
little pals went along too. 







































The Dog That Was 
Polite 

Dogs and cats are not always the 
best of friends, you know; some¬ 
times they are bitter enemies of 
each other. Let a strange dog come 
into the yard, and in a moment the 
mother cat is ready for battle, and 
woe to the dog who does not turn 
and run away! 

But I want to tell you of a dog 
and a cat who were the dearest of 
friends and companions. 

Rob was a fine, noble dog, strong 
and active; and Sib was a sleek 
little Maltese kitten, with an inno¬ 
cent look, but oh, so full of pranks! 

From her first appearance in the 
house, Rob seemed fond of her, and 

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28 Stories of Clever Dogs 

showed her some kindnesses that 
quite won her heart. Afterward, 
whenever Sib was in disgrace for 
any of her misdeeds, she would run 
straight to Rob, and creeping under 
his neck, as he lay on the rug, would 
cuddle down and purr her troubles 
into his kind and patient ear. 

At mealtimes, food was prepared 
for Rob and Sib on the same dish. 
They never quarreled over it, but 
on the contrary, Rob always insisted 
on Sib’s eating first; and seating 
himself near by, he would watch the 
kitten with interest and pride, as she 
daintily helped herself to the most 
delicate bits. He looked as if he 
would say, “ I am a rough old fel¬ 
low, and anything will do for me; 
but she is a dainty little miss, and 


He Was Polite 29 

ought to have the best there is, so 
I can wait awhile.” 

When Sib had finished her meal, 
she always waited near the dish, 
washing her face with her paw 
while her friend Rob contentedly ate 
the remnants she had left for him. 
Do you wonder that the cat was 
fond of such a kind and affectionate 
dog? 

The best way to make friends, 
you know, is to make ourselves 
friendly. Rob and Sib seemed to 
understand that, and by their treat¬ 
ment of each other they showed to 
the boys and girls who knew them 
how lovely it is to be courteous. 


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That Teddy Bear is perfectly safe. And he almost acts as if he knew it, with 
his head turned around toward his protector. It’s a fine thing to protect some one 
■who needs it. 



























The Dog That Was 
Locked in the Pantry 

One morning after breakfast the 
servant girl in a large farmhouse 
locked up the pantry to keep things 
cool and nice. But in doing this 
she also locked in the big dog be¬ 
longing to the farm. Of course she 
did not know that he was in there. 

At the close of the day, when she 
opened the pantry door, she was 
quite frightened to see the big dog 
come out. Then she expected to 
find that some mischief had been 
done by the dog. There were large 
pans of milk and cream there, and 
loaves of bread, and cake, and other 
good things to eat. 


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32 Stories of Clever Dogs 

But the dog knew that he had 
no right to help himself to these 
things until they were offered to 
him. And so, hungry and thirsty 
as he was, he spent the whole day 
in that pantry without touching one 
of those tempting dishes. 

What a lesson in self-control and 
faithfulness this little story teaches! 















The Dog That Cheered 
His Sick Mate 

Two dogs, Dick and Cluff, belong¬ 
ing to the same owner, had become 
much attached to each other. One 
day Cluffs leg was broken, and he 
had to stay near the house. Dick 
did not say to him in his dog lan¬ 
guage, “ Dear me, I’m so sorry; 
well, I hope you will soon get bet¬ 
ter,” and then scamper off to the 
woods or go and play with other 
dogs. No, he sat down by ClufFs 
side, and tried to show his sym¬ 
pathy. 

After a time, Dick started up as 
if exclaiming, “ Cluff, I am sure you 
must be hungry; it is pretty dull 

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Do you wish this were your picture? The little lad certainly should be happy, 
with all these bright-faced little puppies to play with. Maybe the boy is worrying 
for fear he is going to lose some of them. Do you suppose so? 




























Cheered His Sick Mate 35 

for you lying there with nothing to 
do.” And so, without waiting for 
Cluff to reply, he set off on a hunt, 
and soon brought back a meaty bone 
for his friend. 

“ There, old fellow, munch away,” 
he seemed to remark, as he put the 
bone under his friend's nose. After 
watching poor Cluff gnaw away 
until the bone was almost clean, 
Dick set out in search of another. 
After he had brought in several, he 
lay down by his friend's side, and 
played with one of the bones to keep 
Cluff company. 

In this way, day after day, Dick 
continued to cheer and comfort his 
injured friend until the kind mas¬ 
ter removed the bandages and the 
dog was all well. 








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Do you like these hairy fellows? Wonder how they keep the hair out of their eyes, 

so they can see real well. 


















































The Dog That Seemed 
to Know an Earthquake 
Was Coming 


Menelik was a poodle dog be¬ 
longing to two little Italian boys 
who were brothers. In December of 
the year 1908 the boys, Alfredo and 
Michele, and their dog Menelik, 
went to the city of Messina, on the 
shores of the blue Mediterranean 
Sea, to give little entertainments 
during the holiday season. Menelik 
was to take part in the entertain¬ 
ments, too, but the part he really 
did take was beyond the greatest ex¬ 
pectations of his young masters. 

In the early dawn of the 28th 
of December, when all the people in 
the old city of Messina were sleep- 



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38 Stories of Clever Dogs 

ing, Menelik suddenly jumped up 
and began running to and fro be¬ 
tween the boys’ bed and the door, 
tugging at the bedclothes, and whin¬ 
ing and barking so loudly that not 
only Alfredo and Michele were 
awakened, but every one else in the 
little hotel. 

All the people rushed out of their 
rooms, feeling sure they would find 
thieves breaking into the house and 
stealing their things. But no rob¬ 
ber was to be found, and when they 
all followed Menelik out into the 
street, he still continued his barking 
and whining. Some of the people 
were angry at being aroused from 
their sleep for nothing, as they 
thought, and began to scold and beat 
poor Menelik. 


Earthquake Coming 39 

But suddenly the ground under 
their feet began to roll and heave 
as if they were on a ship tossed by 
the waves! There was a cry from 
the people as they saw the walls 
of the hotel sway and then fall with 
a great crash. Every one ran for 
safety into the open squares of the 
city, and as far as possible from 
the falling houses. 

Many were killed in that earth¬ 
quake, but all in the hotel where 
Alfredo and Michele had roomed 
were spared because of Menelik, the 
wise poodle dog. 




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The Dog That Found 
the Lost Boy 

There was once a farmer living 
in the western part of the State of 
Pennsylvania, who had a large fam¬ 
ily of children. The youngest child 
in this family was a little boy about 
four years old, and his name was 
Eric. One day he wandered into 
the woods near his father's place 
and got lost. This was, of course, 
a great grief to his father and 
mother, for they loved their little 
boy. 

The father and some of the older 
children and a few of the neighbors 
went into the woods to try to find 
the lost boy. They spent the rest 

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42 Stories of Clever Dogs 

of the day looking for him, but 
with no success. When night came, 
the neighbors went home, but the 
father refused to go home. He got 
a lantern and lighted it, and said 
he would spend the night in hunt¬ 
ing for his little son. 

Well, the night passed slowly 
away, and the morning came, but 
the child was not found. Then the 
father went home to get something 
to eat before starting out again on 
the search. 

Just as he was getting ready to 
leave the house, an Indian who lived 
in that neighborhood called to see 
the farmer. The farmer knew the 
Indian very well. This good Indian 
had his hunting dog with him. They 
were known to be great chums. 


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Found the Lost Boy 

When the Indian learned about 
the lost child, he asked the farmer 
for the shoes and stockings which 
little Eric had last worn. They 
were brought and given to the In¬ 
dian. He held them out to his dog, 
and said, “ Rover, I want you to 
smell these, and then go into the 
woods, and try to find the child who 
has worn them.” 

The intelligent dog looked at his 
master a moment, as if to say, “ I 
know what you want, and I’ll see 
what I can do to help you.” Then 
he took two or three good smells of 
the shoes and stockings, and started 
into the woods on the run, with his 
trusty nose close to the ground. A 
dog’s keen sense of smell, you know, 
is a wonderful help to him in find¬ 
ing things. 


44 Stories of Clever Dogs 

The farmer and the Indian knew 
they could not keep up with the dog 
as he ran through the woods, and 
so they remained on the porch of 
the house until he returned. As 
they sat there, they could hear the 
good dog barking every little while. 
In about an hour from the time he 
left, he came running back, wagging 
his tail, and looking very bright 
and happy. 

“ There! ” said the Indian, “ he 
has found the boy. Let us go with 
him.” 

They went, and soon found the 
poor little lad, almost dead from cold 
and hunger, lying at the foot of a 
great tree. 

What a happy day that was to 
the farmer and his wife and chil- 


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Found the Lost Boy 

dren! And how much they felt they 
owed to that intelligent dog for the 
great kindness he had done! 






Rover loves Johnnie, and wants to be with him 
wherever he is. Wouldn’t you like to get acquainted 
with them both? 

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The Dog That Returned 
Good for Evil 

I remember hearing about a 
farmer who had a dog that had been 
very useful to him. But the dog 
was getting old, and his master had 
made up his mind to drown him. 
So one day he took the dog with 
him, and getting into a boat, he 
rowed out into the middle of the 
stream that ran near his farm. 

The farmer had a heavy stone 
tied to a cord. He fastened this 
round the dog's neck, and then 
threw him into the water. The poor 
dog sank, but the cord broke. Then 
he rose to the surface, and tried to 
get into the boat again. But his 

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48 Stories of Clever Dogs 

master pushed him off with the oar 
a number of times. 

At last the man stood up with 
the oar in his hands, intending to 
strike a blow that would send the 
dog to the bottom. But in trying 
to do this, he lost his balance, and 
fell into the water himself. He 
could not swim; and when the dog 
saw his master struggling in the 
water, he swam to him, caught hold 
of his coat, and brought him safe 
to land. 

What a noble dog! In spite of 
the unkind treatment received from 
his master, this wonderful dog re¬ 
turned good for evil, and saved the 
farmer's life. Surely that was a 
faithful dog. 

I think the farmer must have 
been especially kind to the old dog 


Returned Good for Evil 49 

after that experience. This dog 
actually did a Christlike deed. If 
more human beings were as kind as 
he was, this would be a better world. 
You and I will try to make it better 
with our deeds of kindness, won’t 
we? 



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The Dog That Saved 
the Horses 


Nero once belonged to a tin ped¬ 
dler who sold his goods to the farm¬ 
ers. Such a forlorn-looking group 
they were,— the peddler in his dusty 
wagon, driving an old, thin horse, 
and poor, shaggy Nero limping sev¬ 
eral rods behind. 

But in spite of his limp, Nero 
had a bright look in his eyes. A 
farmer’s little girl took a great 
fancy to Nero, and begged her fa¬ 
ther to buy him. The father did 
so, and then Nero had a good home, 
and was taught many tricks. 

Nero learned to lift the latch of 
the barn door, and lead the horses 
out to drink. This duty he per- 



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52 Stories of Clever Dogs 

formed every day regularly, and it 
once proved of great value, as you 
will see. 

One cold, wintry night, when all 
were asleep, the family were roused 
by a loud barking from Nero. Run¬ 
ning to the windows, they saw the 
barn in flames. You can imagine 
how quickly they dressed and hur¬ 
ried out. How surprised they were 
when they found the barn door 
open, and Nero inside barking madly 
behind the last horse, in order to 
chase him out! When the fire was 
finally put out, there was little left 
of the barn, but, thanks to the cou¬ 
rageous Nero, the horses were all 
saved. 

When the fire started, Nero, who 
sleeps “ with one eye open,” must 


Saved the Horses 53 

have seen it and opened the barn 
door. The horses in their fright 
had broken their halters, and brave 
Nero, who seemed to know their 
great danger, had driven them out. 

How glad Nero was to see the 
family come running out to the barn 
that night! He seemed to know that 
he had done a brave deed. They 
thought of the time when they first 
saw him limping behind a peddlers 
wagon, and now he had saved their 
horses! How glad they were that 
they had cared for him and taught 
him useful tricks! 

Nero now wears a silver-mounted 
collar, and all who know him are 
proud of him. 



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Do you suppose she is thanking that big fellow for 
pulling her along on her sled? Isn’t it splendid that 
most big dogs are friendly, and like boys and girls? 

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The Dog That Rescued 
the Sailors 

A gentleman in charge of a fish¬ 
ing station on the coast of New¬ 
foundland had a large dog who was 
both wise and brave. One day a 
boat with some sailors in it was 
seen approaching the harbor. But 
just outside that harbor was a long 
line of breakers,— low, partly hid¬ 
den rocks, over which the big waves 
were dashing and roaring in great 
fury. The danger of passing through 
this line of breakers was very great, 
and though the sailors were brave 
men, they did not dare attempt it. 

Soon a crowd of people gathered 
on the shore to watch the sailors. 


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They were anxious for them, but 
did not think of anything they could 
do to help them. The time passed, 
and the danger increased every 
minute. 

Among the people on the shore 
was the intelligent dog I want to 
tell you about. He seemed to under¬ 
stand what the danger was. Pres¬ 
ently he ran to the water, jumped 
in, and swam out toward the boat. 
He soon made his way through the 
surf, and the men in the boat saw 
him coming to them. At first they 
thought he wanted to get into the 
boat, but it soon became clear that 
that was not his purpose. The dog 
did not touch the boat, but kept 
swimming around it. While doing 
this, he looked earnestly at the men, 


Rescued the Sailors 57 

and whined every little while. The 
men wondered what he wanted. At 
last one of them cried out, “ Give 
him a rope; that's what he wants! ” 
The rope was thrown; the dog 
seized the end of it with his teeth, 
and then turned around and swam 
toward the shore. The men waiting 
there took hold of the rope and be¬ 
gan to pull it, and in a short time 
the boat with the sailors was hauled 
through the dangerous surf and 
landed safely on the shore. So the 
lives of those men were saved by 
that wise and noble dog. 



H. F. Blanchai’d 

I don’t believe this chap really intends to 
use this whip, do you? 


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The Dog - That Jumped 
Off the Ocean Liner 

An American vessel called the 
“ Washington,” once made a trip to 
China. On board this vessel, among 
the many passengers, was an army 
officer with his wife and little boy. 
This little lad was about five years 
old, and he had a fine, big New¬ 
foundland dog named Bob. 

Every one on the ship liked Bob 
because he was so good-tempered 
and frolicsome. The boy was the 
dog’s constant companion. He was 
a merry little fellow, and as fond 
of Bob as Bob was of him. 

One evening, when it was growing 
dark, and the little boy and the dog 

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were romping on the deck together, 
the vessel gave a sudden roll, and 
the boy fell over the low railing into 
the ocean. The alarm was quickly 
given. Bob sprang over the railing 
into the ocean, and swam rapidly 
toward the stern of the vessel. The 
little boy’s father leaped with some 
others into the lifeboat, but it was 
too dark to see much ahead of them. 
All gave the child up for lost. 

At last they heard a little splash 
near them, and in a moment Bob 
was seen coming alongside the life¬ 
boat, and holding the little boy in 
his teeth. Oh, how happy the men 
were to have the boy and the dog 
with them as they went back to the 
big ship! The parents were filled 
with the greatest joy to see their 


Jumped Off the Liner 61 

little son brought back, and Bob was 
patted and caressed by every one. 
The next day the little boy was seen 
hugging his favorite, and every man 
on the ship loved the dog as a father 
loves his child. 
















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Look pleasant, please! 


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The Dog That Scared 
Away the Robber 

A Christian woman was return¬ 
ing to her home one night from a 
visit with a friend living a short 
distance in the country. She noticed 
a large dog following her as she 
started home, and tried to drive him 
away, but he appeared anxious to 
follow her. Soon they came to a 
dark and narrow lane. Just then a 
robber rushed out of a hedge toward 
the woman. At the same time the 
dog darted forward like an arrow, 
and seized the bad man. 

The robber cried for help, but the 
woman ran toward her home as fast 
as she could. She had not gone 
far before her faithful dog friend 

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64 Stories of Clever Dogs 

came running up to her side, and 
remained with her until she reached 
home. 

The woman wanted the noble ani¬ 
mal to go inside with her so that 
she might reward him with a nice 
meal, but, strange to say, he at once 
darted back in the direction from 
which they had come. She made 
efforts the next day to find him, 
but did not succeed. She never saw 
him again. 

I think God sent that dog to pro¬ 
tect the lady, don't you? 


The Dog That Brought 
Joy to His Mistress 

A YOUNG lady living in England 
once owned a handsome brown ter¬ 
rier whose name was Minto. He 
was a great pet with the young lady 
and all her family. One day Minto’s 
mistress was much troubled because 
she had lost a gold locket. It had 
been given to her by a very dear 
friend, and she valued it highly. 
She remembered having the locket 
with her that day as she walked 
across a field on her father’s place 
where the grass was quite high. 

After hunting everywhere else for 
the lost treasure, the thought came 
to her that she might have dropped 
it in the long grass while taking 

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her morning walk. So she went at 
once to the field, followed by Minto, 
her faithful companion. 

The young lady was in the habit 
of talking to the dog just as she 
would to any friend who was with 
her. In her distress she turned to 
the dog and said, “ Minto, can’t you 
find my locket for me? ” 

Minto looked at her for a moment, 
then suddenly leaving her side, he 
ran on in front of her along the 
narrow path which led through the 
field, with his nose to the ground, 
sniffing as he went. 

Presently the dog came to a tuft 
of coarse grass. He suddenly 
stopped, thrust his nose in the grass, 
and then lifting up his head, gave 
a long howl. At first his mistress 


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Joy to His Mistress 

did not notice him, but after a while 
his strange conduct attracted her at¬ 
tention. On going to the spot where 
Minto stood, he gave her a pleased 
look and laid the locket at her feet. 

This dog, you see, had understood 
what his mistress said to him, and 
went at once to obey her. To listen 
and to obey are two fine things that 
every boy and girl can do to make 
home a peaceful, happy place. 










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I wonder what the girl is saying. And why is the 
boy holding the dog’s paw? What story does the 
picture tell you? It tells me that they are all having 
a good time. 


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The Dog That Worked 
as a Detective 

Some years ago there was a real, 
four-legged detective in the State of 
Maine. He was a very ordinary¬ 
looking dog, and his name was Skip. 

Though Skip was small and looked 
quite like a common cur, yet he had 
very bright eyes and very sharp 
ears. He was owned by one of the 
game wardens, whose duty it was to 
examine certain trains coming down 
from the game regions of the State. 
All strange and suspicious-looking 
packages were examined, because 
there is a law that forbids any one's 
taking out of the State any game 
birds at all, and many people try to 
smuggle the birds through. 


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70 Stories of Clever Dogs 

As the people alighted from the 
train, few of them ever noticed the 
little dog Skip dodging about, sniff¬ 
ing at this hand bag or that bundle. 
But soon the dog's master would 
hear a little bark. He knew what 
that meant, and quickly found Skip 
nosing about the heels of a pas¬ 
senger. The warden would then 
quietly invite the person into the 
baggage-room, and ask him about 
the birds he had hidden in his bag¬ 
gage or about his clothing. Skip 
never made a mistake in his detec¬ 
tive work. He had a wonderful 
nose for “ pointing ” game. 

While making his usual inspection 
in an express car one day, Skip 
found a barrel containing fish. He 
sniffed at it, and went on, and then 


As a Detective 


71 



came back and sniffed again. Round 
and round the barrel he went, whin¬ 
ing and dancing as though it had 
been filled with rats. With faith 
in the little dog, born of long expe¬ 
rience, the officer opened the barrel, 
and found the fish, but in the cen¬ 
ter of it were several dozen plump 
partridges! 


© Keystone 

This dog, like Skip, is learniner to work. You 
know dogs like to work. Sometimes they like to 
work more than boys do. The policeman is giving 
him instructions what to do. 









H. F. Blanchard 


All through play, and fast asleep. 







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The Dog That Stopped 
the Runaway 


A brave dog once lived in a town 
in New Jersey. In one of the streets 
of that town a horse, pulling a 
wagon, became frightened in some 
way, and started off on a wild run. 
The driver was thrown from his 
seat, and was left lying in the dirt. 
But he was not much hurt. The 
horse went galloping along, going 
faster every moment, until he 
reached the corner of the next street. 

Just then a large Newfoundland 
dog made his appearance. He 
looked at the horse for a moment, 
and then rushed toward the horse's 
head. The dog sprang up several 
times to grasp the bridle with his 



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74 Stories of Clever Dogs 

teeth; but he failed each time, and 
fell to the ground, narrowly escap¬ 
ing injury from the horse's feet. 
But the brave dog kept on trying, 
and at last, making an extraordi¬ 
nary leap into the air, he grasped 
the bridle firmly in his teeth, and 
pulling down the horse's head, 
stopped his running. Then some 
men took charge of the horse, and 
the good dog started to walk away. 

But the people standing by, who 
had seen the dog's heroic action in 
stopping the horse and preventing 
some great injury, spoke words of 
praise to him for his brave conduct. 
It was the greatest act of courage 
they had ever seen a dumb animal 
perform. 


The Dog That Was 
Faithful unto Death 

A French merchant was riding 
home on horseback one day. He had 
a large bag of money with him, 
tied to the saddle. The merchant’s 
faithful dog was making the trip 
with him. 

After riding quite a long dis¬ 
tance, the merchant decided to stop 
and rest, and eat a little lunch. He 
got off his horse and sat under a 
shady tree, laying the bag of money 
down by his side while he rested. 
W hen the merchant mounted his 
horse again, he forgot to take his 
bag of money with him. 

The dog saw the mistake his mas¬ 
ter had made, and tried to take the 


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Faithful unto Death 77 

bag to him, but it was too heavy for 
him to drag along. Then he ran 
after his master, and tried by bark¬ 
ing to remind him of his mistake. 
But the merchant did not under¬ 
stand what the dog meant. Then 
the dog ran in front of the horse, 
and kept jumping up at him and 
barking very loudly. The merchant 
called to him to be quiet and stop 
his jumping. But the dog would 
not stop. 

His master became alarmed. He 
began to think that the dog must 
be going mad, and as the dog went 
on barking and jumping in a still 
more angry fashion, the merchant 
felt sure he was right. He said to 
himself, “ He must be going mad, 
and he may bite some one. The 


78 Stories of Clever Dogs 

only safe thing to do is to kill him.” 

Then he took a pistol from his 
pocket, and pointing it at the dog, 
fired at him. The poor dog fell, and 
his master, unable to bear the sight, 
rode rapidly on. “ I am very un¬ 
fortunate,” he said to himself; “I 
would rather have lost my bag of 
money than my good dog.” 

Just then he felt for his bag, but 
it was not there. In a moment he 
saw what it all meant. The dog 
had seen that his master had left 
the bag of money behind him, and 
was trying the best he could to get 
him to go back after it. Oh, how 
sorry that merchant felt! His heart 
ached as he turned his horse and 
rode back to the place where he had 
sat under the tree. 


Faithful unto Death 


79 


And what do you suppose he 
found when he got to the tree? 
Why, there on the ground by the 
bag of money was that faithful dog! 
He had crawled back to the spot, 
and laid down by his master’s money 
to protect it as long as he had 
breath! The merchant began to cry. 
He kneeled down by his dog, petted 
him tenderly, and spoke very kindly 
to him. The dog looked lovingly 
into his face, licked his hand, and 
then turned over and died. 

The merchant had the body of the 
dog carried home, and buried it in 
his garden. Over the little grave 
he had a stone slab set up, with 
these words engraved upon it, “ In 
memory of a faithful dog.” 



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Lost in the snow! But not lost, after all, when the noble St. Bernard stands guard 

over him, and shows the way for the rescue party. 


















The Dog That Lived to 
Save the Lost 

One of the largest and most in¬ 
teresting of all the dog family is the 
St. Bernard. He stands first among 
the animals in his deeds of mercy 
and kindness. 

Many years ago a good man built 
a house away up in the mountains 
of Switzerland, where the snow is 
very deep in the wintertime, and 
many travelers lose their way. At 
this large house, which is called a 
monastery, quite a number of St. 
Bernard dogs are kept. 

When the snow is deep on the 
mountains, these dogs, together with 
the good men who live there, go out 
in search of travelers who have lost 


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82 Stories of Clever Dogs 

their way. Sometimes the keen- 
scented St. Bernard dogs find per¬ 
sons who are buried fifteen or twen¬ 
ty feet under the snow, and so they 
are valuable helpers in the search 
for the lost. 

A traveler in the Alps may lose 
his way, and wander about for 
hours in the blinding snowstorm, 
trying to find the path again, and 
then sink down exhausted to die in 
the snow, which soon entirely covers 
him. As quickly as one of the dogs 
discovers him, he will dig him out 
and try to revive him by licking his 
face and hands, and then bark long 
and loudly until some one comes to 
help. 

Every year these dogs do faithful 
service in this way. About their 


Lived to Save the Lost 83 

necks is usually fastened a tiny bar¬ 
rel of food or drink for the lost 
traveler. 

One of these noble fellows was 
called Barry, the saint among dogs. 
Barry was known as the noblest of 
all the dumb animals, the most 
Christianlike dog that ever lived. 
He had a warm heart for the suf¬ 
fering, and seemed to have a real 
passion for life-saving work. 

With his little flask of nourishing 
drink fastened to his neck, Barry 
would leave the monastery day after 
day, in snowstorms and in thaw, to 
search for travelers who had lost the 
path or become buried in the drift¬ 
ing snow, to dig them out, or, if he 
could not do so, to run home and 
bring men to help him with their 
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Lived to Save the Lost 85 

Once this noble dog brought a lit¬ 
tle boy back to life who was nearly 
frozen to death, and by kind caresses 
encouraged the lad to get onto his 
back, when he carried him to the 
big house. When he arrived at the 
door with his precious burden, he 
pulled the bell cord to call his kind 
masters, and after they took charge 
of the little child, Barry was off 
again to continue his search. 

Every success made this wonder¬ 
ful dog more joyful and more com¬ 
passionate. And that, dear boys 
and girls, is the blessing that comes 
from doing a noble deed,— it goes 
on producing more nobility. 

Barry lived to be twelve years 
old. During those years he saved 
sixty - eight persons from death. 


86 Stories of Clever Dogs 

What a wonderful record for a dog! 
And what an example for a dog to 
set before all boys and girls, and 
grown-up folks, too! 

The St. Bernard dogs seem to pos¬ 
sess almost human intelligence, and 
if it is possible for dogs to have an 
ambition, it seems that those dogs 
living in the high Alps of Switzer¬ 
land make it their one ambition to 
rescue poor, lost travelers, and thus 
save many lives. What a noble mis¬ 
sion for a dog! And it should be 
our ambition — the ambition of ev¬ 
ery boy and girl — to save people, 
too. 

The St. Bernard dogs on the 
mountains in Switzerland help to 
save the lives of people, and that is 
wonderful and noble; but God can 


Lived to Save the Lost 87 


use you to help Him save their souls , 
as well, by your Christian influ¬ 
ence, your words, your deeds, your 
prayers, your gifts. And so your 
mission in the world is greatest of 
all; and if you are true and faith¬ 
ful where God places you, then joy 
and peace will crown your life. 




Poor little wayfarer! Poor little traveler! Looks 
as if he had just poked his head out to ask how much 
longer he had to stay cooped up in that box. You 
write a story about it all. What does the picture tell 
you? What’s his name? and did he get there all 
right? and why did he go on the journey? and what 
is he saying now? 


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Things to Remember 

A dog can go longer without food 
than he can without water, so his 
water pan should always be kept 
filled. Wise men tell us that water 
is tenfold more necessary to a dog 
than to a man. 

One meal a day for a grown dog 
is considered sufficient. His food 
may consist of dog biscuit or the 
scraps from the table. You do not 
need to buy meat for your dog. 

If you want your dog to look best, 
and to show the most intelligence, 
he should be neither fat nor lean, 
but just sleek. 

Do not forget a bone for your 
dog. Gnawing on a bone keeps the 


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H. F. Blanchard 

Don’t you think both of them are enjoying 
the sailboat? 


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Things to Remember 91 

dog's teeth clean and sharp, and 
forms part of his amusement, too. 

Fleas worry dogs more than any¬ 
thing else, perhaps. You can get 
flea powder from the druggist that 
will kill the fleas and bring comfort 
to the dog. See that he gets into 
the water frequently, too. 

A dog perspires through his 
tongue. This is why he pants. He 
is not out of breath when he pants. 
That is his way of perspiring. If 
your dog must wear a muzzle in 
the hot season, be sure it is nicely 
adjusted so he can pant easily. A 
tight muzzle is a cruel thing. 

Do you know why a dog howls 
when he hears certain musical in¬ 
struments played in a high key? 
His hearing is far keener than ours, 


92 Stories of Clever Dogs 

and the high-pitched notes often 
cause him pain, sometimes agony, 
and so he howls. 

Dogs do not understand all we 
say to them, but they do understand 
the way we say things. That re¬ 
markable sense of hearing in the dog 
tells him of the least change in his 
master's temper and spirit. He 
reads the face and understands the 
tone of the voice. It pays to be kind 
to your dog. 






















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